I think the guy on the ladder is pretty much off his rocker. It is obviously Garbage Pick up day, (note curbside garbage can), the garbage people are in big trucks, they don't have that great of visibility, and well some of them ca be assholes at times, like say the previous homeowner had a really heavy can. They are pissed off, not thinking straight, then they see a ladder at the next house, boom bang crash concrete splash. Line man down.
Me I'd go for the fast cheap solution. The box sits just above the baseboard trim, run a wire on top of it to where you need it to go.